Graal Free To Play on Facebook and Android

[DustyPorViva]

They want to convert the current servers over to a similar system that iPhone/Facebook is using but they're kind of leaving that in the hands of the server managers... A few servers already have, like Zodiac. But until it's all done they can't really advertise it like that.

[Sonniku4]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

They want to convert the current servers over to a similar system that iPhone/Facebook is using but they're kind of leaving that in the hands of the server managers... A few servers already have, like Zodiac. But until it's all done they can't really advertise it like that.

Hmm, can you elaborate further?
Systems as in a economy system and such similar to what iP and FB are doing?

[DustyPorViva]

Originally Posted by Sonniku4

Hmm, can you elaborate further?
Systems as in a economy system and such similar to what iP and FB are doing?

Removing the trial(observer) limitations, getting rid of subscriptions, and letting people pay gralats to buy stuff.

There's also the problem though that most of the servers currently on the PC don't have gralats as an in-game currency, and that there's no way to securely integrate them(when you're converting currency, eventually it will let staff be able to spawn it, which would mean loss of revenue for Stefan and Co since that's their only means of income with this system). The appeal of iPhone Classic is that if you work hard enough you don't have to shell out real money.

How they plan to overcome this I don't know... then again I guess Era iPhone is doing something about it since they don't have Gralats in-game.

[Sonniku4]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

Removing the trial(observer) limitations, getting rid of subscriptions, and letting people pay gralats to buy stuff.

Boy will that be a breath of fresh air.

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

There's also the problem though that most of the servers currently on the PC don't have gralats as an in-game currency, and that there's no way to securely integrate them(when you're converting currency, eventually it will let staff be able to spawn it, which would mean loss of revenue for Stefan and Co since that's their only means of income with this system).

Very interesting conundrum. And nearly every server has a colorful history of staff abuse spawning and script spawning. The only answer I can come up with is that there would actually have to be spawn logs sent to Stefan or the others whenever the staff (or script) creates something that is normally sold for Gelat. There's a lot of micromanagement that has to be done and a lot of systems rebuilt. But I hope they don't give up on us...

[DustyPorViva]

Originally Posted by Sonniku4

Very interesting conundrum. And nearly every server has a colorful history of staff abuse spawning and script spawning. The only answer I can come up with is that there would actually have to be spawn logs sent to Stefan or the others whenever the staff (or script) creates something that is normally sold for Gelat. There's a lot of micromanagement that has to be done and a lot of systems rebuilt. But I hope they don't give up on us...

Servers that use their own currency are able to do so because they have scripted their own currency. There's no way Stefan could really middle-man scripts like because servers need to be able to work with currency. What comes to mind is Stefan laying out a list of predefined secure variables and functions for each server that work together and log it for him. Though the problem with that is the sheer about of work to rescript everything, and the bugs that could arise from missed scripts... but like I said it'd be interesting to know what Era does for this.

[Rave_J]

honestly
if i was unximad
i would find a investor
and say hey i came this far on my own ect
now with ur money u invest were planing on branching blah blah blah whatever

honestly i think unximad and stefan wants to take that next step but i dont think they can do it on there own. Next step meaning make graal better platforms,better games actually have a prepaid card in the stores ect
but they would prob would have to sell some of the company like 35% at least maybe more depending how much he needs

[Rave_J]

pretty much i use to play era on my ipad so this is how this grelat system set up on era iphone
u pay to change ur look
to own a gang u pay grelats for
to get certain guns i think u have to pay grelats
pretty much its a system ya u can play and dont do much
but this system is to design to milk u worst then pc does
cause if u do want to do alot u will spend more on grelats then u do what 11 bucks a month for graal

[DustyPorViva]

So you can only get gralats via buying them? There's no method to use in-game currency for gralats? See, that's kind of the problem. Classic iPhone can reward the persistent players that farm gralats in that they never have to pay for anything if they spend more time in-game... but not all servers can do that and I think that poses a problem.

[Admins]

There are tons of ways to make Gralats on Era iPhone
Also the PC version is very important especially for the development things. We plan to connect the different versions at some point but doing it step by step. We added the new payment methods, now trying to finish v6.

[Rave_J]

ya i like the new payment system due i dnt have to pay for gold
stefan maybe u can add where u can trade in grelats for a playerworld

[Astram]

wheres the developer tools & android graal?

[callimuc]

Also the sardon tower should be fixed. Pretty much annoying there.

[Rave_J]

lol told u guys they wont release them any time soon
unximad havent even release flying techonogly as he promise in 06

[dennis20014]

I do wish android graal was out already :[

[PhantosP2P]

Looking at the projects on the table, my assumption is that they are focusing on getting Graal out on another platform to solidify that customer base. It's gonna be their next big release, besides maybe forum fastness